Tonight, Thursday, August 9, at 7pm, Christopher Irving will be at the Librairie to launch Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics, which tells the story of how comics went from junk culture to "legitimate" literature over the decades. It features a whopping 55 artists between its covers, including the likes of Chris Ware, James Sturm, and Art Spiegelman! Irving will give a reading and special presentation. For a more detailed event description, check this post out.